In the last week, Wyoming has had the destinction of being in the news twice for its favorable business climate.  On April 8, 2008, Pollina Corporate Real Estate Inc. ranked Wyoming in the Top Ten Pro-Business States.  Polina's study examines twenty-nine factors relative to states’ efforts to be pro-business.  Wyoming has been in the top ten for at least 5 years now, and was Number 5 for 2008.

On April 10, 2008, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) published the "Business Tax Index 2008.  The Index ranks the states according to the costs of their tax systems for small business start up and growth.  Wyoming is Number 3, behind South Dakota and Nevada, respectively.